DEFECTION Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

defection

noun

Definition of defection

as in apostasy

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as in desertion

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Recent Examples of defection The defection of Gluesenkamp Perez and Golden, two centrist Democrats, was sufficient to prevent a tie, which is the same as a vote failing under House rules. — Washington Examiner Staff, The Washington Examiner, 1 Sep. 2026 Indeed, Glaser’s defection to WME shocked many inside UTA’s Beverly Hills headquarters, three insiders say. — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026 Cheng insists her defection had nothing to do with sour grapes, but a Damascene realization. — Charlie Campbell, Time, 11 Aug. 2026 If James’ defection seems destined to peel casual NBA viewers away from the Lake Show, the subsequent heightened interest for the teams repping the I-95 megalopolis should go a long way toward helping shore up the league’s national deliveries. — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 27 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for defection

Recent Examples of Synonyms for defection

Noun

Many members of today’s professional class are apostates, and this apostasy is worth taking seriously as a sign of an economic order that cannot seem to justify itself to its own public-relations arm.

— Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 22 Aug. 2026
When every disagreement with Israeli government policy became, in your telling, the first step toward apostasy?

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 6 July 2026

Definition of apostasy

Noun

Mary Cormier and David Butts, of Scott, were arrested and charged with second-degree cruelty to juveniles, child desertion, and contributing to the delinquency of juveniles, the Scott Police Department said in a statement.

— KC Baker, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026
This is a melodrama of malicious secrets and manipulative lies that may lead to divorce, desertion and even death.

— Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of desertion

Noun

This is Kubrick’s modus operandi throughout the film, setting up scenes where furniture moves from shot to shot, wall decorations change, and there are further schisms between Ullman’s exposition and the reality that transpires.

— Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2026
The book follows this story for the critical eight years between 1527 and 1535, which led to the enduring schism that created the Church of England.

— David Faris, TheWeek, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of schism

Noun

When the nucleus ultimately disintegrates, these pieces move apart rapidly and the neck snaps quickly, a process known as scission.

— Charles Q. Choi, Scientific American, 24 Feb. 2021
The structure is easily broken down in a reaction called scission (like scissors), which tears up the polymer chain.

— Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 5 Aug. 2020

Definition of scission

Noun

Sure, that sounds ridiculous for a season about rape, infidelity, mass murder, suicide, and society’s ruthless commodification of those very things.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 6 Oct. 2026
The 82-year-old actor writes candidly about infidelity, addiction, his son’s imprisonment and his battle with oral cancer, while reflecting on the costs of a life in show business and his love for California.

— Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of infidelity

Noun

Lich, who was tried and convicted in connection with the protests and is still under house arrest, has shifted her energies to Alberta separatism.

— Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026
Pakistan must manage its sizeable Shiite population and its sensitive relationship with Tehran, while Turkey and Iran share concerns over Kurdish separatism despite competing elsewhere in the region.

— Abbas Al Lawati, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026